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#Demonstrate that you live by the principles of the [[Scout Oath]] and [[Scout Law|Law]] in your daily life. List the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious, educational, and employer references.

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#Be [[active]] in your [[troop]], [[team]], [[crew]], or [[ship]] for a period of at least six months after you have achieved the rank of [[Life Rank|Life Scout]].

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#Demonstrate that you live by the principles of the [[Scout Oath]] and [[Scout Law]] in your daily life. List on your Eagle Scout Rank Application the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious, educational, and employer references.

#Earn a total of 21 [[merit badges]] (10 more than you already have), including the following:

#Earn a total of 21 [[merit badges]] (10 more than you already have), including the following:

#:a. [[First Aid]]

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#:c. [[Citizenship in the Nation]]

#:d. [[Citizenship in the World]]

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#:e. [[Communications]]

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#:e. [[Communication]]

#:f. [[Personal Fitness]]

#:f. [[Personal Fitness]]

#:g. [[Emergency Preparedness]] OR [[Lifesaving]]*

#:g. [[Emergency Preparedness]] OR [[Lifesaving]]*

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#:l. [[Family Life]]

#:l. [[Family Life]]

#:: * You must choose only one merit badge listed in items g and j. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items g and j, choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.

#:: * You must choose only one merit badge listed in items g and j. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items g and j, choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.

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#While a [[Life Rank|Life Scout]], serve actively for a period of 6 months in one or more of the following [[position of responsibility|positions of responsibility]]:

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#While a [[Life Rank|Life Scout]], serve [[Active#Active in a Position of Responsibility|actively]] in your unit for a period of six months in one or more of the following [[position of responsibility|positions of responsibility]]. List only those positions served after your Life board of review date.

#While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a [[Service Projects|service project]] helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project plan must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee and the council or district before you start. You must use the [http://www.nesa.org/trail/manual.html ''Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook''], BSA publication No. 18-927E, in meeting this requirement.

#Successfully complete an Eagle Scout [[Boards of Review|board of review]].

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<ol><li value="5">While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a [[Eagle_Scout_Leadership_Service_Project|service project]] helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the [http://www.nesa.org/trail/manual.html ''Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook''], BSA publication No. 521-927, in meeting this requirement. (To learn more about the Eagle Scout service project, see the [[Guide To Advancement]], topics 9.0.2.0 through 9.0.2.15.)

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<li>Take part in a [[Scoutmaster conference|unit leader conference]].

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<li>Successfully complete an Eagle Scout [[Boards of Review|board of review]]. In preparation for your board of review, prepare and attach to your Eagle Scout Rank Application a statement of your ambitions and life purpose and a listing of positions held in your religious institution, school, camp, community, or other organizations, during which you demonstrated leadership skills. Include honors and awards received during this service. (This requirement may be met after age 18; see below.)

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===Official notes (part of the rank requirements)===

===Official notes (part of the rank requirements)===

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*'''AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY'''. [[Merit badges]], [[Rank|badges of rank]], and [[Eagle Palms]] may be earned by a registered [[Boy Scout]], [[Varsity Scout]], or [[Venturer]]. He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer who achieved the [[First Class]] rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working for the [[Star]], [[Life]], and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms while registered as a Venturer up to his 18th birthday. Scouts and Venturers who have completed all requirements prior to their 18th birthday may be reviewed within three months after that date with no explanation. [[Boards of Review]] conducted between three and six months after the candidate's 18th birthday must be preapproved by the local council. A statement by an adult explaining the reason for the delay must be attached to the Eagle Scout Rank Application when it is submitted to the Eagle Scout Service. The Boy Scout Division at the national office must be contacted for procedures to follow if a [[Boards of Review|board of review]] is to be conducted more than six months after a candidate's 18th birthday.

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*If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your local council service center. Your application must be approved by your council advancement committee before you can work on alternative merit badges.

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'''AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY'''. [[Merit badges]], badges of rank, and [[Eagle Palms]] may be earned by a registered [[Boy Scout]], [[Varsity Scout]], or [[Venturer]]. '''He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday.''' Any Venturer who achieved the [[First Class]] rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working up to his 18th birthday toward the [[Star]], [[Life]], and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms. An Eagle Scout board of review may occur, without special approval, within three months after the 18th birthday. Local councils must preapprove those held three to six months afterward. To initiate approval, the candidate, his parent or guardian, the unit leader, or a unit committee member attaches to the application a statement explaining the delay. '''Consult the ''[[Guide To Advancement]]'' in the case where a board of review is to be conducted more than six months after a candidate’s 18th birthday.'''

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*A Scout or Venturer with a disability may work toward rank advancement after he is 18 years of age. See [[Bookshelf#Advancement_Policies|Advancement Policies #33088]] for details.

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If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, or a disability expected to last more than two years, or beyond age 18, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your local council service center. Your application must be approved by your council advancement committee '''before you can work on alternative merit badges.'''

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A Scout or Venturer with a disability may work toward rank advancement after he is 18 years of age if he meets the guidelines outlined in the ''[[Guide To Advancement]]''.

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Demonstrate that you live by the principles of the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your daily life. List on your Eagle Scout Rank Application the names of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a recommendation on your behalf, including parents/guardians, religious, educational, and employer references.

Earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than you already have), including the following:

* You must choose only one merit badge listed in items g and j. If you have earned more than one of the badges listed in items g and j, choose one and list the remaining badges to make your total of 21.

While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 521-927, in meeting this requirement. (To learn more about the Eagle Scout service project, see the Guide To Advancement, topics 9.0.2.0 through 9.0.2.15.)

Successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review. In preparation for your board of review, prepare and attach to your Eagle Scout Rank Application a statement of your ambitions and life purpose and a listing of positions held in your religious institution, school, camp, community, or other organizations, during which you demonstrated leadership skills. Include honors and awards received during this service. (This requirement may be met after age 18; see below.)

Official notes (part of the rank requirements)

AGE REQUIREMENT ELIGIBILITY. Merit badges, badges of rank, and Eagle Palms may be earned by a registered Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer. He may earn these awards until his 18th birthday. Any Venturer who achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or Varsity Scout in a team may continue working up to his 18th birthday toward the Star, Life, and Eagle Scout ranks and Eagle Palms. An Eagle Scout board of review may occur, without special approval, within three months after the 18th birthday. Local councils must preapprove those held three to six months afterward. To initiate approval, the candidate, his parent or guardian, the unit leader, or a unit committee member attaches to the application a statement explaining the delay. Consult the Guide To Advancement in the case where a board of review is to be conducted more than six months after a candidate’s 18th birthday.

If you have a permanent physical or mental disability, or a disability expected to last more than two years, or beyond age 18, you may become an Eagle Scout by qualifying for as many required merit badges as you can and qualifying for alternative merit badges for the rest. If you seek to become an Eagle Scout under this procedure, you must submit a special application to your local council service center. Your application must be approved by your council advancement committee before you can work on alternative merit badges.